00:00The first reaction is, what is it?
00:06Too much horsepower and a cool old vintage car.
00:11It's a freak.
00:19When taking on a high-end muscle car customization,
00:24a 1972 Javelin may not seem like an obvious starting point.
00:29It's easier to get somebody to build a Camaro or Charger,
00:32but if you get somebody you want to do a Javelin,
00:34and they're like, no way, no way.
00:37If you talk to all the Ford Mustang guys
00:39and all the Camaro guys back then,
00:41the AMX Javelin to them was probably the ugly duckling.
00:45But that didn't stop the Ring Brothers,
00:48and they set about an epic year-long project,
00:51costing $500,000.
00:54There was a lot that was involved with that car.
00:56We lowered that four inches from where it was factory height.
01:00There's a lot of different suspensions out there.
01:02We chose to use a Detroit Speed 69 front sub under it.
01:07But there's one modification that sets this car apart.
01:12An extended wheelbase,
01:13shifting the front wheel forward six and a half inches,
01:16with a completely custom front end,
01:19making this a Javelin like no other.
01:22From the windshield forward it was all hand built,
01:24and done in CAD and then hand laid in carbon.
01:27Grill area bumpers were all machined
01:30out of several different pieces of aluminum.
01:32That was probably the greatest thing we did to change the look.
01:35I think that's why that car was considered ugly.
01:38People couldn't get past the front nose of that car.
01:41It was really awesome.
01:43I don't think anybody's ever seen a Javelin done to that level before.
01:46Customization complete,
01:48this vehicle is now owned by auto chemical manufacturer Prestone.
01:53Today, company test driver Bam is taking it out for a spin.
01:59This car is just phenomenal when it comes to just getting after it.
02:13When you mash this one,
02:15you better be pointed straight right in the right direction.
02:18Because if you're not, you're going to go for a wild ride.
02:22It's not a car that you can just turn loose to anyone,
02:31because the car will get away from you very quickly.
02:34This car will hang you right on the edge,
02:36and there's nothing there to pull you back.
02:39And that's no surprise,
02:42considering what's under the hood.
02:44A Hellcat 6.2 litre V8 engine
02:47is complemented by a Whipple supercharger.
02:50Pushing this beast over 1,000 horsepower.
02:54We had to almost detune it,
02:55because it was making way more than 1,000.
02:57So we ended up putting a bigger pulley on the blower
02:59to actually slow the boost down on that car,
03:02because it was just too much power filler.
03:04It's a light switch.
03:05It's either on or off.
03:06And the car is very drivable,
03:08unless you decide to put your foot in it.
03:09And if you do, you better hold on.
03:12All of the changes that the Ring Brothers have made to this car,
03:16you don't see it every day.
03:19The power of this car is just amazing.
03:22The whine of the motor,
03:24hearing that supercharger whine.
03:26That's what I like the best about this car,
03:28the noise and everything.
03:30It sounds like an old hot rod.
03:32A new car kind of helps the driver to drive it.
03:39This being an older car with a lot of power,
03:42you actually have to be a driver to actually drive it.
03:45It doesn't have traction control.
03:47It doesn't have all of the features that the new ones have
03:50to where it corrects itself.
03:52You have to actually correct the car.
03:55It's an experience like no other.
03:57It's like you're climbing in a race car that you can drive on the street.
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